brilliant

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

bril·liant (brĭlʹyənt)adj.
1. Full of light; shining. See Synonyms at bright.
2. Relating to or being a hue that has a combination of high lightness and strong saturation.
3. Sharp and clear in tone.
4. Glorious; magnificent:
the brilliant court life at Versailles.
5. Superb; wonderful:
The soloist gave a brilliant performance.
6. Marked by unusual and impressive intellectual acuteness:
a brilliant mind; a brilliant solution to the problem.
See Synonyms at intelligent.n.
A precious gem, especially a diamond, finely cut in any of various forms with numerous facets. [French brillant, present participle of briller, to shine, from Italian brillare, perhaps from brillo, beryl, from Latin bēryllus. See beryl.] brilʹliant·ly adv.brilʹliant·ness n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bright, vivid, glorious, magnificent, splendid, brainy, smart as a whip, superb